Licencees

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person or entity that has been granted permission to do or own something specified under a legal agreement; an individual or group who holds a legal right to operate a particular business within a defined area; a party authorized to use or benefit from a trademark, invention, or other intellectual property through a licensing contract
2. An individual or organization that receives authorization to engage in certain activities as outlined in a licensing agreement; a license holder permitted to conduct business operations under specified regulations; a recipient of rights pertaining to an intellectual property, allowing usage under agreed-upon terms
3. An entity granted official approval to carry out specific actions as determined by a license; a licensed operator permitted to run a business under legal stipulations; a party entitled to utilize a patented invention or trademark based on a formal agreement

Etymology: "Licencees" is the plural of "licencee," a noun formed from "licence" plus the suffix "-ee." That suffix, borrowed from French, traditionally marks the person who receives an action: a "licencee" is the one granted a licence, just as a payee receives a payment or a trustee is entrusted with property. The spelling with "c" is the British form of the noun, while American usage typically writes "license" and "licensee." The "-ee" ending came into English through Anglo-Norman and Old French, where it appeared in words such as "employé" and "refugié," and English later applied it freely to create new formations of its own.

Synonyms: permit holders, license holders, authorized persons

Antonyms: unauthorized persons, unlicensed